Hand punch



Dec. 2Q, 1927. '1,653,057

G. F. McGlLL HAND runen Filed March 211..- 1925 2 sheets-sheet 1 MM FYWM@ ca. F. "McGILl,

HAND PUNCH Filed Marcha( 1925 2 sheets-sheet? Ellil m Patented Der.. 2Q, i927,

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K yGEORGE F. MCGILL, OF MARENGO, ILL-NOIS, SSIGNOR T0 MCGILL'METAL PRODUCTS COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, IELLINO'S, A CORPORATION, OF LLINOIS.

lneun PUNCH. i

Application filed March 21, 1925. Serial Nol. 17,198.

The invention relates to punches, and

particularly to hand punches, vsuch, as are usually employed by jconductors, waiters,

and others for punching tickets, cards; sheets, l and the like. n y

Alpunch havingsonie of the features and characteristics of the punch referred to in this applicationis shown and described inV United States Letters Patent to Albert Beck, Patent Number 1,417,488, issued May 30, 1922, and also in the application of Albert Beck for United States Letters Patent,

Serial Number 648,891, led July 2,1923.

It is one of the prime object-s of the invention to provide a punch of the character above referred to .vith means whereby the male and female punching elements may be readily changed, 'substituted or replaced, and thus lpermit punch elements having'different characters to be associated with the 'same' punch Aframe and punch actuating mechanism.v

It is another featurerof the invention to' employ a'guide for the male punching ele-v ment, whichl guide is provided with means for engaging the male punching element-,and holding it against rotation, or in other Words, preventing it from moving out of register With the female vdie element, the outline `of which., and the outline of the male die element, in many instances, necessitating the accuratealignment with each other ot both die elements to insure their proper operation. f

It is another object of the invention to construct -the guide, or bearing, for the die pin so that the ticket,` card, or sheet to be punched may readily be viewed and the point of application of the die pin easily and readily ascertained. thereby permitting the dies to be accurately applied to the desired place on the ticket', card, or sheet. v

A further object of the invention is to construct the guide. or bearing. for the die pin so that itv 'will permit the association with, and operation of. a lever with saiddie pin While the pin is in operativek position Within the guide. i y,

It isa furtherrobject of the invention to provide anV larrangement of lever anddie pin, or' more particularly the connection of the lever and the die pin, wvheifehythe nin' may'be eiectivelyoperated in the guide -or bearing andalvvays be atright angles tothe female die element` and Without any rotativel movement of the die pin. y

' An additional object of the invention is to,

preferably, form vthe body, grip, and lever vportions of the punch from sheet metalV stampings, Which are formed into proper shapes and suitably-iinished and assembled.

One of the objects of the invention is to construct the jaw of the punch adjacent the .diepin in such a manner as to strengthen,

support, and maintain the guide or bearing in its proper place in the jaw, and, at the vsame time. close the end of the -javv between the sides thereof and the bearing to keep extraneous matter fromV interfering With the operating partsfofthe punch and ,also to improve the appearanceof the punch.

In addition to the above enumerated objects, .it -is Va further object to forml one of the javvs of the punch ,frames/:o as to pro-v vide a seat for-one of the dies of the punch, and to receive an element which cooperates Withsaid `die to hold the latterrelativelyrk to thejavv. f' ,j

It is another feature ofthejinvention to provide a holding element for one of the die elements which is removable from the punch frame, as to permit the ready substitution of one die element lfor anothenand to fun ther construct said holding element so that it will receive the die element. i ,v

In addition it is an object to construct both theY die element and the holding means so that one Will cooperate With the other and prevent the relative' rotation vof one,v vvith respect to the other. y

A further object of the invention is to provide a, punch of the cl'iaracter described with a chamber, into which the puncliings vfromthe tickets, cards, sheets, and the like` may fall and be held: to provide thisfcham.-

closure is held in slidable relation Vto the punch byineans of lips on the closure ex# ytending into grooves provided in the body v.portion of the punchj- .it is a further object of the in tion to provide a. stop for limiting the nt of Civ the closure with relation to the opening in the chamber and to 'form this stop in the closure.

The invention Wili beeigplained and more f kreadily understood when read in conjunction With the accompanying drawings, in which various modleations `otxrlnch the invention `is susceptible, v.are illustraterh., it g.

being, however, obvious that changes and modifications may be made Without!departl 1 ing from the spirit ofthe appended Q laims Samples which, than reisd, rrr-@emes a illustrated inFigures 1 and 2.

Ffgure' is aplan view Yofthe femaledie io y elevatiom of a portionpt the,] )uncliframe showing another `arrangeinent ,which Vmay be holding elementjshotving la cutting die '=as- '4 I *igures 9,1m 12, b oth inclusive, illustrate ,tem-1e dshavne"Various,,ha'ractersnhch dies may be' substituted tor-each other/and associated lWitht l ie punch frame.

Figure 13 is a 'sectional view, par'tiallyin employed to y:form a cbnnectionrbetveen the actuating lever and theinale ele- .ment

4or Figure 1 3. Y

Figure 15 is a view similar-to Figure 13 illustrating' ,another structure ch ,may ,be employed for associating the actuatinglever and theinale punching" eleinent. Figuredl is ansection takenQnline16f-16 Otltigure 1 5'.

Figure 17 's a .viewoii apunching element and lever for actuating the: punching/elenient, l and i,llustratesl andther 2in vwhich a connection" bet'vveen'a ,diefeleinent vand the levermechanisin may, be found, and,

Figurey 18 is a `section Ataken on ,limi/,184:18 i

' ,thev unchof ,the .inyentionthere is employed abody 'portion .16, Having" 'agrip portion 17 textending'ytherefrom, the gbody portion 16 being' formed,,tojprovid'efthe jaws 18'and 19, which are separated by a slot 20,

a central,` longitudinal section into Which is inserted the ticket, card, or sheet to be punched. The jaws 18 and 19, respectively, carry the die cutting elements ofi-the punch, i. e., the male 'punching die pin 21 and the female die element 22. The die actuating lever 23, having the grip por- Vtionj2l, is pivotally securedftothe body. porftionithrough .the medium oit-.the pin 2.5. The lever 23 is associated with the punching die "pin- 21 and is constructed so as to actuate pt hediepin 21and cause it to bebrought into 'cooperative relation Vwith the female die eleinent,, 22, ,to ypunch .thetickets carols, and 'Shefs! en expansions/Wies 2651s, arranged b Ween the .erin 'iQQrtOils 1.7 .and v94:. so that 'ferie 'Q @astiene twill .nermlbu assum! an eXtended relation. *One'e'nd' offtheexpansion spring sconnected .to Athe fingenring 27 and the other end rests fegeist.V kthe Vinner portionof'thegrip 24. i

The body-portion' 16,.. Awith itsl grip 1,7 is

fiorined ot" a suitablefblank, ,which iscut out stamped in afinannery to prvidethestructurejllustrated in Figuresland 2ivhen bent intoshape. I Theblank is vclearly'show n in Fig'urefof the drawings. flvlieniheblank isfbent alongthe-dotted lines a,.b.,itivill providethe side portions of thejavvslS Iand19. .The blank Will then `be bentinvvardly along fthedotted lines c vand@ andsclledifgether l' ,in any suitable manner. and thus form a .Wall .23 of a chamber 29, YWhichis .producedinthe ,lower jaw `,1,9 of the punch, :This chamber is formed to hold thel punchings'ffromthe tickets, cards, andshtS. `Thefblank illus-y trated infligure 51s cutout, as indicated at 30,and 31, .which provides the yopening32 when theblank isbent into the shapejshown i,n"1 `iguresV 1 and 2. The opening ythus formed. .provides a means'through which the punchings from the tickets, cards, and sheets' .inav be dropped from the .chamber 29. r

kWfhen l.the h lank` .is.',ormed in the shape Vil- Mlulstrat'ed in Figures 1 .and 2, the. output portions33 and 341- `vvill..provide the slot20. Figure 14 is alsection taken online lll-1&1

Theblank4 shown in Figure 5, ,iszuither ,'providedwith the aperture Vand the V- gshapedppening 36. The aperture 35 provides a l`means Jor receiving the guide or gbear;n ,gw37dfor the die pin21. Theaperture communicates with the \/.shaped opening` 36 21.11Cl`-.provides a ,space .which will .permit the operator, .to vievv` the. indicia which Aare punched from the ticket., card, or. sheet. yThe provisi on of .the openings described, together with the opening in .the .guideor bearing .37,

more.,particularly hereinafter described, Vv,as- A sists .in the accurateA application ot the male punching `die 21 to the ticket,card`,'or sheet.

'ik plate 38 is suitably ajrrangedin the 38 i s apertured to 1`heopening 32,`formed by thecutout portions 3 0 and 31, is closed by a yslidable llo yi i) closure'41, which is bent to partially surround the lower jaw 19' of the punch,` and is Vprovided with the inwardly Vextending flanges or lips 42 and 43, as shown' in Figure 3,y which extend-into and slide in the slots or grooves 44 and 45 in the opposite sidewalls ot' the chamber 29 ofthe jawf19. Theclosure 41" is provided with an4 abut- 4ment 46 to-limit the movement of thev elo- -sure which engagesthe opposite extremities of the opening 32'and limits the movement .of `the closure in both directions. struction of the abutment 46 andthe cut out 47 von 'each side ot the closure 41 furnish meansto move the closure with relation to the jaw 19. The top and end wallsof the chamber 29 are formed by theplate `48 which is secured and held between the sidel walls of the chamberV 29, and has an aperture or vent 49.` The plate 48 is provided with an aperture 50, and the depressed portion 51, the vlatter being providedrto receive 'certain' other elements which enter'into the structure at this point, which will be explained in detail hereinafter, v

T he guide, or bearing 37 `as clearly shown in Figure 6, preferably, is tubular and is designed to be mounted in the. aperture in the jaw 18 and the aperture in the plate 38. It is held with relation tothe j aw 18" by being brazed 'or welded thereto. The guide Vor bearing 37 is provided .with an outer slot which is arranged, whenassociated with the parts forming the punch, so that it coini `cides' with the throat between the aperture 35 andthe V-shaped opening 36. The bearing A37 is further .provided withanlinner,

'slotted aperture 53, through Vwhich `one end ot the die vactuating lever 23 is passed into engagement with the slot 54 extending through the die pin 21.y The edges o't the slot are `tormed .to provide the inwardly projecting, parallel anges 55 and 56, which are arranged inthe longitudinally7 disposed guideways 57 and v580i the die pin 21, which together provide a means for permitting the reciprocation of the die pin* relatively to the guide and maintaining said pin against any -.=iotativc movement, thus preventing the die pin from assuming a. position out of register with thi` leinale cutting element 22. The lower end 59 of the die pin correspondsV to i the conirigui'ationor outline ot tlieopening v,as for instance, one.l of those illustrated in Figures 9 to 12. are provided in that portion Vot the diepiir in the female die eleirient 22,V and, as before stated, maybe of any desired character,such

The guideways .57 and 58 21 above the cutting' or diepart.

The female die element 22 and the means i employed for holding it with'relation to the which yis located in the depression lot-said.

jaw 19 ofl the punch includes th'eplate. 60

j aw and held v*with relation thereto'by means of the screws 6l and 62, which are passed The con-l i through apertures 63and 64 respectively,

provided in the wall 48 and the apertures 65 and 66 respectively provided inthe plate` 60. One edge' off the plate abuts against the shoulders 39and 40, shown in; Figure 5,v which limit its nioveiiient4 in this direction."

The plate 60 is further 'p rovi'dcdwv'ith aA con-v verging aperture 67 for the reception ot' the female'. cutting die 22, the sides of whichvr correspond to the shape oitl the peripheryoi.'v

the converging aperture 67 in thelplate 60, which cooperate with each other and pro- In Figures 13 and 14 there is'shown a `modified construction of the grip'leveif-and y the die pin, and also the means of connecting them to each other. The structure illustrated'in these figures diifersfrom that illus` duce a.-nieans forsecurely yet removably holding' the die element 22 against rotation with relation to other portionsof-the punch.y j

trated in Figures 1 and 2 in the connection"- between the lever 68 'for actuating the die pin (S9-and the saidpin. In this structure the end of the actuating lever 68 is ,inserted into a slot 70 provided in the'idie pin 69.

The walls ot' the slot 70, with which the endl ot the actuating lever 68 engages, provide a contact between the faces ot' the walis and-V the end portion ot the actuating lever' 68, so

that the lever"4 when operated will actuaten,

the die pin 69.y -l y v In the` modified arrangement. illustrated in Figures l15 and 16 the actuating ,lever 71 is connected lwith, the die pin 72 `through the medium of the link 73, which is pivotal'ly 'l ture, such "as 54, is eliminated.

Inthe modified construction illustrateift iii Figures 17 and 18 the guide ytor the die pin 77 corresponds with the guide 37 illustrated in Figure 6, and, therefore, ,will notA be further explained. This modifiedconstrucf tion diifersin the connection :between the actuating` leveraiid the die,` pin from that previously explained.

In the structure of l Figures 17 and 18 the die pin 77 .is provided with an elongated aperture 78 and a pin 79, y

" which is arranged transversely to the length of the die pin. The end ofthe lever 8O which cooperates lwith the diepin is-provided with a bifurcated end 8l, `which passed into thefelongated aperture 78 into cooperative relation withth 'e pir i79.1 I- Iavingvthusv describedY my invention,

what I claim and desire tose'cureA by-Letters y r Patent is:y y l n, ,1. a punch ot the vcharacter described, the combination of a body memberpand an actuating member cooperatively. connected to the body member, said body member havingl portions which respectively, carry male `*and female punching elements, a unitary. and separable vguide member for the male punching element, said guide being mounted in 1said body member, saidy guide and male punching element having longi- Ytudinal inturned flanges and cut-out .poi'- tions, respectively, which cooperate Witl each other to prevent rotation of the punching element relative tothe guide.

' ,2. In a punch of the character' described,V 'thevcombination of a body member andan actuating member cooperatively connected to '.thebody liiiembensaid vbody member being provided withportions which, respectively, carry male -an'd female punching elements,

1.a unitary Vandseparabie guide'for Vthe male,

` unchi-n elementv said malenunchino' Yelement having longitudinal not-chesV on'opposite Vsidesgthereof'serving as guideways for the :reception of means for preventing rotation of the punching element reiatively to the guide.' y Y 3;'111 a punch ofthe cha 'acter described,

the combination of a body member and an kactuating member 'cooperatively connected to thebody member, said body member being provided with portions which, respectively, cari'y male and' female punching elements,

a tubular vguide for the male punching element, said "guide being providedwith inwardly proyecting longitudinally extending portions which engage the male punching element and prevent its rotation.

Li'. In a punch of the vcharacter described, the combination of aV body member, and an actuating member cooperatively connected to the body member, said body member being provided with portions which, respectively, carry male and female punching` elements, a-

ftubular guide for the male punching element said guide being provided with inward- .ly projecting portions, and said punching element having grooves forthe reception of said portions, said grooves being arranged 'lengthwise of the punching element and cooperating torprevent relative rotation of the punching element and guide. 5. In a punch of the character described, the combination of a body member and an actuating member cooperatively connected to fthejbcdy member, ysaid body member having upperV and lower Aportions which, respective the body member, saidbody member having portions which, respectively, carry male and female punching elements, said portionwhich carries the female punching element .having a depression, a member in which the female .punching element is arranged being carried in said depression above said portion which carriesthe female punching element.

6. In a punch of the character described,l the combination ,of a body member'andV an actuatingv member cooperatively connected to ly, carry .male and female Ypunt-:hing 'elements, andfaV guide member ,for the `male punching element, saidiguide being mounted in said body .member land being provided ywith. means n for preventing ,the Arelative vrotationofithe guide-.and male.punchmg-ele inent, an apertursdmember removably secuizedsto the iower. body port/ion carrying the yfemale f ii-ncliin element and aboveA Said lower ibody portiomisaid l aperture insaid: member being provided .to .enable thef-.fe male punching :element to .be removably mounted' in -saild member. c. y

:7. lira punch of-the 'characterdescribem 1the -combinationof `a--boc y Amember andan .actuating member cooperatively eonnectedto the lbody member, V`said `bod-y `member being provided with portions, qwhich, respectively, carry male and vfemale punching elements, a guide for the male-punching element said vguide being provided with .means whereby ythe actuating ymeinliier may @be .associated actuating member cooperatively connected to the body membensaid body member'beingf providedl with v'portions which, respectively,

described, l the .combination of a body member andan lill) carry male and female punching elements, 'Y c a guide for the malepunching element, saidguide being provided with means whereby the actuating member may be associated with said male punching element, said'g-uide being provided with inwardly.projecting longitudinally arranged projections which engage the male punching element Aand kprevent Yits rotation, kthe portion of the body inembei' which carries the female punching'element having shoulders adapted to engage .a inember which is'provided with the female cutting die and is adapted to be removably associated therewith.

9. In a punch of thefcharacter described, if',

the combination of a body member, and an actuatingV member cooperatively connected to the body member, said r-body member. being provided with portions which, respectively,

lcarry male and female punchingelements,

a guide for the male 'punchingelement, said guide being provided with means wherebyA the actuating membermay be associated with said male punching element, said guide vand male ypunching element being provided with meansy which cooperate with each ot maintain maia-punching element isc ' 20 which is removably associated therewith,

rotation, said portion of the body member which carries the female punching elementy being apertured, a removable element adaptn` ed to have a cutting element interchangeably associated therewith and holding means for engaging said element and holding it relatively to said body portion. v

l0. In a punch of the character described,

l the combination of a body member and an actuating member cooperatively connected to the body member, said body member being Y' provided with portions which, "respectively,

carry male and female punching nelements,

a guide for the male punching element, said guide being provided with means whereby the actuating member may be associated with said male punching element, said body member being provided with a chamber into which punchings may lodge, one wall' of the chamber providing a seat for a member said member providing a means for removably holding the female punching element f and means forf securing 'said member to said wallof the chamber.

1l. In a .punch of the characterdescribed, the combination of a body membenand an actuating member cooperatively connected to the body member, said body member being provided with portionsy which, respectively, carry male and female punching elements, a guide for the male punching element, said guide being provided with means whereby the actuating member may be associated with'- said male punching element, lsaid guidevand male punching `clement being provided with means which cooperate with each other to maintain the male punching element against y rotation, said: portion of the` body member .a guidel for the male punching element, said .being apertured, and being depressed relavtively tothe remainder ofsaid body pr-l which carries *they femalepunching element 40 being apertured, a plate having a conicalshaped aperture, they smaller dimension thereof being uppermostand permittingthe `association of a female cutting die', the side walls thereof corresponding to the inclination of the side walls oftheaperture in said plate, and means for holding saidplate relatively to said body portion. e 12. In a punchof the character described, the combination of a `body member, and anv actuating member cooperatively connected to the body member,said body member being l vprovided ywith portionsv which, respectively,

carry male and female punching elements,

tion, a plate adapted to be removably arranged in the depressed' portion, and said plate having v a converging aperture, the smaller dimension ofthe aperture being arranged uppermost, a vfemale die element adapted to be arranged in said aperture and to rest upon the wall of saidv depressiomand means for holding said plate relatively to L said body portion.

In witness whereof, Ihereunto subscribe 75 my name this 9th day of March, AQD., 1,925. Y

- f -Gnonen FQ MCGILL. 

